FCE sharing experiences practice needs analysis

In threes or fours, share your experiences of the things below. Please mix up just responding to people’s stories with your own similar or different experiences and actually asking each other questions. If your teacher wants to keep a record of your needs and experiences, please make a note of what one of your partners says.

Useful language

Like/ Unlike you/ (name), I…

I have/ had (almost) the same experience as you/ (name)

I… too. In fact,…/ I… as well, and…

My experience differs from… in that…

My experience is (quite/ fairly/ very) different from/ similar to yours/ (name’s) in that/ because…

I haven’t… (nearly) as much as…

Rather than…, I…

Present/ (Most) recent

Other experiences, e.g. first

Future

English language exams

Using English in studies

Using English at work

Using English in your free time

Using English abroad

Present/ (Most) recent

Other experiences, e.g. first

Future

Writing in English

Reading in English

Listening to English

English lessons

Self-study of English

Successful attempts at learning English

Unsuccessful

attempts at learning English

Without looking above, brainstorm phrases for talking about similarities and differences between you.